Thieves in Los Angeles pulled off a daring cash heist, possibly making off with as much as $30 million from a money storage facility in Sylmar. Experts believe the crime required extensive planning and technical knowledge to breach security systems. The weight of such a large amount of cash would make it difficult to transport, and the criminals likely had a plan to launder the money. This heist is believed to be one of the largest in U.S. history, sparking widespread speculation and drawing comparisons to infamous heists in pop culture.
Thieves pulled off one of the largest cash heists in Southern California, stealing tens of millions of dollars from a GardaWorld money storage facility in Sylmar, Los Angeles. The exact amount stolen is still being assessed, but it could be as much as $30 million. The LAPD and FBI are conducting a joint investigation, and no arrests have been made. This incident follows a history of high-profile heists in the region, including the 1997 theft of $18.9 million from the former site of the Dunbar Armored facility.
Burglars stole $30 million in cash from a Los Angeles money storage facility in one of the city's largest cash heists by breaking in through the roof and bypassing the facility's sophisticated alarm system, leaving business owners unaware of the theft until they opened the vault on Monday. The LAPD and FBI are conducting a joint investigation into the incident, which surpasses the city's previous largest cash heist of $18.9 million in 1997.
Thieves pulled off one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history, stealing as much as $30 million from a San Fernando Valley money storage facility on Easter Sunday. The burglars breached the building and safe, and the elaborate break-in remains shrouded in mystery as they managed to avoid the alarm system and leave no signs of a break-in. This incident follows a similar unsolved multimillion-dollar theft of jewelry from a Brink’s big rig nearly two years ago.
